The calendar

EDITOR’S NOTE: Information for the Community Calendar should be submitted in writing no later than one week before the event. Send to The Mining Journal, Attention: Newsroom/Community Calendar, Box 430, Marquette, MI 49855.

Tuesday

Early Bird Zumba – at 6 a.m. at Dance Zone in Marquette with instructor Alex Holley. Open sessions are $4 per person or $20 for six sessions. Call 236-1457.

Clinic Services – HIV/AIDS counseling and testing from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Marquette County Health Department. Call 475-7844 for an appointment. A WIC Clinic will be from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Call 475-7846 for an appointment.

Pasty Sale – at the VFW Post #5670 on M-35 in New Swanzy, on the second Tuesday of each month. To order call 346-5670.

Make a Mess Art Class – Drop in for kids from 10 – 11 a.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month. Class taught by Corrine Rockow. For $5 a day, with an additional small material fee, at the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center.

Story & Craft Hour 4+ – from 1- 2 p.m. in the Youth Atrium of Peter White Public Library, Marquette. Reunite with some favorite characters from children’s literature at Klassical Kids, a story and craft hour for ages 4 and up. Free. For more information, call 226-4320 or visit www.pwpl.info.

VA Romo Post 3165 Ladies Auxiliary – will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the upstairs of the post home in Negaunee.

The Escanaba Caregivers Support Group – will meet at 2 p.m. in Suite 118 of the Penstar Building Center, 1401 N. 26th St., Escanaba, the second Tuesday of each month. For more information, call 906-789-2886.

Substance Abuse/Addiction Support Group – held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. every Tuesday in Group Room 2 of the Neldberg Building at Marquette General Hospital. The group is for family/friends of a loved one with substance abuse/addiction issues. Call 225-3985.

Zumba Gold Class – will be from 6 – 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the MAPS Adult Education and Community Enrichment Center, Marquette. The instructor is Valerie Bradley. For more information, call 225-4215. To register, visit www.mapsnet.org/Schools/CommunityEducation.aspx.

Homework Night – for area youths offered 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, Marquette. Any child, grade 1-12 is welcome. The program is free of charge and includes mentors, school supplies, computers, snacks and fellowship. It follows the Marquette Area Public Schools calendar. Parents and other volunteers are welcome. For more information call 225-1119 or go to marquettelutherans.org.

Forsyth Singers – practice at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Gwinn High School Band Room. All males interested in singing are welcome. Call Bill Rowe at 346-9278.

Compassionate Friends – support group for families who have experienced the death of a child meets 7-9 p.m. second Tuesdays at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Marquette. Call 249-1948 or 249-3511.

Open Mic Night – at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Rare Earth Goods, 200 East Division St., Ishpeming. Use the side door on Front Street. Call 485-5650.

Marquette County Veterans Services Committee – will meet at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the board room on the basement level of the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans, Marquette.

The committee functions to serve all veterans and veterans activities. Representatives from local organizations or members of the general public are invited to attend. For more information, call George LaBlonde 236-5253 or e-mail at glablonde@gmail.com

Recovery for Couples – meets 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Shiras Room at the Peter White Public Library, Marquette.

Kennel Club – Marquette Kennel Club meets second Tuesdays in the back room at the Peter White Library. Board members meet at 7 p.m., general meeting at 7:30 p.m. For more information visit marquettekennelclub.tripod.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous – Early Bird meeting from 7-8 a.m., First United Methodist Church in Marquette. Handicapped accessible. Call AA Hotline at 249-4430. For a complete AA meetings list visit www.aa-marquettecounty.org.

Clinic Services – HIV/AIDS counseling and testing from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Marquette County Health Department. Call 475-7844 for an appointment. A WIC Clinic will be at the Sawyer Clinic from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Call 475-7846 for an appointment.

Heart of the City Prayer Gathering – non-denominational prayer group offered noon-1 p.m. every Wednesday, in the Light House Christian Book Store, Marquette. For more information, call Chuck Tooman at 869-9343 or Lois Forrester at 226-3641.

Spirit of Faith – gatherings, celebrating the oneness of all world religions, meet noon to 1 p.m. second Wednesdays in the Shiras Room of the Peter White Public Library, Marquette. Sharing of readings, songs and meditations encouraged. For details, call 249-3532 or 226-3252.

Younkers/Prange’s Retirees – meet at noon on second Wednesdays at Bonanza in Marquette. Call 225-5019.

Japanese Cultural Class – Japanese tradition and art for Teens from 4:30-6 p.m. at the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, Marquette. To register call 906-228-0472 or email arts-culture@mqtcty.org.